Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9443 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9443

  To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to share food safety information 
 with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial authorities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2024

   Ms. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to share food safety information 
 with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial authorities, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal and State Food Safety 
Information Sharing Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. SHARING FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION WITH STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND 
              TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 708 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Sharing Food Safety Information With State, Local, Tribal, 
and Territorial Authorities.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 301(j) and 
        any other law, regulation, or policy, the Secretary may share, 
        with a State, local, Tribal, or Territorial authority with 
        counterpart functions related to the protection of public 
        health, unredacted information in the possession of the Food 
        and Drug Administration relating to any of the following:
                    ``(A) Foodborne illness surveillance data.
                    ``(B) Laboratory sampling testing information.
                    ``(C) Inspectional information and results.
                    ``(D) Distribution lists for recalls and outbreaks.
                    ``(E) Consumer complaints.
                    ``(F) Any other information the Secretary 
                determines will assist such authority in protecting the 
                public.
            ``(2) Timing.--The Secretary may share information pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) as soon as is reasonably practicable.
            ``(3) Limitation on further disclosure.--A State, local, 
        Tribal, or Territorial authority in receipt of information 
        provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall not 
        further disclose such information without permission of the 
        Food and Drug Administration unless such authority determines 
        that disclosure of such information is necessary to contain a 
        foodborne illness outbreak, carry out a recall or carry out 
        other State enforcement activities.
            ``(4) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects the ability of the Secretary to enter into any written 
        agreement authorized by other provisions of law to share 
        confidential information.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The first sentence of section 301(j) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(j)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Except as provided 
        in section 708(d), the''; and
            (2) by striking the second period at the end.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1009 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 399) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``3'' and inserting 
        ``5''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5''; and
                    (B) by amending the second sentence to read as 
                follows: ``In the event the Secretary conducts a 
                program evaluation, funding in subsequent years of the 
                grant, where applicable, shall be contingent on a 
                successful program evaluation by the Secretary after 
                the first year of the grant.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply 
only with respect to grants awarded under section 1009 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 399) on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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